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Aakheperkare-senb18th Dynasty
The pyramids in Giza, Saqqara, Meidum and Aub Roash frequently
attracted appreciative visitors during the reigns of the kings of later
times. One such visitor was Aakheperkare-senb, the son of an important
temple functionary, who left an inscription on the walls of the Meidum
mortuary temple, ascribed to King Sneferu of the Fourth Dynasty;
Aakheperkare-senb's graffito is one of the reasons for the pyramid's
attribution to the king. He says that he found the pyramid 'as though
heaven were within it and the sun rising in it'. He prays that the heavens
may rain with myrrh and drip with incense upon its roof.
Shop the Virtual Khan el-Khalili,
the Store for Egypt Lovers Design, Layout and Graphic Art by
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